Gunung Rara Forest Reserve

Gunung Rara Forest Reserve is a rainforest area in Tawau Division, Sabah, Malaysia.[1] Borneo elephants probably were killed in a concession area of Yayasan Sabah in the reserve.[2][3] The concession was originally intended to be managed into perpetuity for the benefit of all Sabahans but was instead largely decimated by overharvesting.[4] The reserve sits between Danum Valley and Maliau Basin Conservation areas.[5] There are palm oil plantations in the reserve.[6] The rainforests in Sabah are endangered by palm oil plantations.[7]

References
  1. http://borneoscience.ums.edu.my/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/A-Survey-Of-The-Mammalian-Fauna-Of-The-Gunung-Rara-Forest-Reserve-Tawau-Sabah.pdf
  2. "Sabah Authorities Considers Reward for Information on Dead Elephants – Lipstiq.com".
  3. "Poison suspected in pygmy elephant deaths".
  4. "Conservation news - Environmental science and conservation news".
  5. "'No more jumbo carcasses' - General - New Straits Times". Archived from the original on 2013-02-02.
  6. "14th endangered Borneo elephant found dead in forest reserve - CBS News". CBS News. Archived from the original on 2013-01-31.
  7. "Op-Ed: Malaysia sacrifices its rare pygmy elephants for palm oil". Archived from the original on 2013-02-09.


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